A pithy comic strip about life, love, lust and puthy cats.

Est. 1985

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Night Swats

By Jimmy Johnson

Hey, cat people! There’s a new web comic on go.comics. It’s called How to Cat, by Lucas Turnbloom. The early panels feature predictable cat foibles, but Lucas has an unusual take on them. Plus, I like how he draws kitty cats. I think you’ll enjoy checking it out. We’ll see how long he can keep it up. Good luck, Lucas!

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13 responses to “Night Swats”

  1. emb Avatar
    emb

    Happy Washington’s Birthday (22 Feb 1732-1799). Today’s A&J is neat. And today’s 9 Chickweed Lane is “Awwww!” Peace,

  2. Peter Trei Avatar
    Peter Trei

    Today the UComics site has a rerun strip from 2016. A nice one, but still a rerun. I don’t recall seeing this before.

    Are you on vacation?

  3. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    “We’ll see how long he can keep it up. Good luck, Lucas!”

    Thirty-four years, perhaps? Good luck with that!

  4. Jeffrey Meyer Avatar
    Jeffrey Meyer

    Just wanted you to know that I completely relate to your cartoon strip, I cut it out & give to my wife & she laughs saying to close to home, and we are dog people not cat. Hope you keep writing, Jeff Meyer.

    1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar
      Jimmy Johnson

      Thank you, Jeffrey! I hope so, too.

  5. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Since everyone has apparently left the building, I suppose I can drop this one off here.

    Q. Why did the cows return to the marijuana field?

    A. It was the pot calling the cattle back.

  6. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Overheard at Steals & Deals:

    Jackie: “Baby, can you find the first aid kit for me?”

    Ghost: “I have my blowout kit in the truck. Blowout Kit laughs at puny First Aid kit. Blowout Kit is equipped to handle anything from a spurting artery to a sucking chest wound.”

    Jackie: “I just need a bandaid. These shoes are giving me a blister on my foot.”

    Ghost: “Oh. OK.”

  7. DJJG Avatar
    DJJG

    Jimmy, thank you for this cartoon! I just re-read it again and again and laugh again.

  8. Judy in Conroe Avatar
    Judy in Conroe

    @Nancy Kirk in AZ – in reply to your comment a couple of days ago:
    I, too, was looking for a way to see comments (and cartoons) from previous days – I admit it, I only end up in The Village once or twice a week. When I loaded up the page for the current day, there were no page numbers or “previous” links on it. But when I clicked on the link “By Jimmy Johnson” at the top of the page, I got a page with those links. Hope this works for you.

  9. Judy in Conroe Avatar
    Judy in Conroe

    I looked at the cat cartoon Jimmy recommended and I think it looks like fun. My sister is a great cat lover and I think she will get a kick out of it too. Thanks Jimmy!

  10. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Under “9 Comments” – or whatever is the current amount – I see numbers “1 2 … 1847 Next” printed. Those numbers, or “Next”, take you back one day at a time.

    The younger eaglet at Berry College has died. The Decorah North nest has an egg, possibly two by this time.

  11. Steve on the Isle of Wight Avatar
    Steve on the Isle of Wight

    ‘LOL’ doesn’t cover it.
    I Laughed. Out Loud!

  12. Kerry in Lake City Fl !!! Avatar
    Kerry in Lake City Fl !!!

    Me thinks you just like the ears